Winter School: Voice and Point of View

If the voice in your writing is wrong, everything is wrong. Whatever your ambition, you need the voice to carry it.

In this course we will explore how voice, and point of view, can shift and change in controlled and deliberate ways. We will play with point of view, tone and character. It’s not just about finding your voice – it’s also about finding the voices of your characters.

You will learn

the strengths and weaknesses of writing in the first, second or third person

the possibilities that flow from tonal shifts

how to control the potential cacophony of voices in your fiction and non-fiction

how to work with multiple points of view

how to use voice to establish character

About Robert Gott

Robert Gott is the author of more than 90 works of non-fiction for children and seven adult crime novels, two of which have been shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction. He is also the creator of the long-running cartoon in The Age newspaper ‘The Adventures of Naked Man’.

Applications for Round 3 of the Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund will open 16 August 2018, 10am.
Named in honour of poet, novelist and short story writer Neilma Gantner (1922-2015), the travel fund recognises the unique value of travel in the development of new writing and literary careers.